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Despite enduring political and economic challenges, 20 fragile and conflict-affected states have recently met one or more targets under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and an additional six countries are on track to meet individual targets ahead of the 2015 deadline, according to a new analysis by the World Bank Group.

£2 million of joint funding to help Somalia tackle the issue of sexual violence in conflict will be announced by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing for the first time a report on the results of a new qualitative survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets (SESFOD). This survey is part of an international initiative to enhance the monitoring of credit terms and conditions in these wholesale financial markets.

An international workshop jointly organized by the Bank of Thailand and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held on April 27-28 in Bangkok to discuss and share experiences on progress and challenges of implementing macroprudential policies to prevent future systemic financial crises.

A key Egyptian negotiator with the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday he has resigned as first deputy finance minister, in a potential blow to Cairo's prospects of an early IMF deal.

This shop-owner’s business survived thanks to support from the International Organization for Migration

Spain says its economy is worsening and that it will take two years longer than first thought to meet Europe's deficit target.

The Commission welcomes the approval of Spain's National Reform Programme and Stability Programme. We look forward to receiving the documents as soon as possible, so as to be able to start our assessment.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today launched a new series entitled “Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe—Regional Economic Issues (REI)”, which contains analytical papers on issues of interest to policy makers, academics, and the broader public in CESEE and aims to enrich the economic debate in the region. This new series is produced by the IMF’s European Department.